[LAD] Software sound

[W.Boeke]

Hi Nick,
Sounds interesting, but also rather vague. What was the base waveform, the cutoff freq, the quality factor, the kind of internal filter distorsion? If the differences between Moog and Chamberlin are 
subtle, then Moog isn't worth its extra CPU cycles.

'Warmth' depends on the lower harmonics. If you are aiming for warmth then start with a base signal with more lower harmonics, e.g. a square wave i.s.o. a pulse. Also equalizing and a suitable 
amplifier are important. And the ultimate way to get warmth is to add a small amount of 1/2 or 2/3 harmonics. In software this is easy, for real instruments it's impossible!

W.Boeke

On 09/01/2014 11:53 AM, Nick wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 09:35:25 +0100
> > From: w.boeke at upcmail.nl
> > To: linux-audio-dev at lists.linuxaudio.org
> > Subject: Re: [LAD] Software sound
> >
> > an interesting question might be: do you
> > hear a difference between a Moog- and a Chamberlain filter? And if the answer is yes, then isn't there a simpler way to reach the desired result?
>
> Yes, you definitely hear the difference between these two algorithms. The best way I could describe the difference would be 'warmth', 'character.'
>